Reasons behind Americans' use of soccer

In the United States, the sport known globally as football is called "soccer," a term that originated in England in the 1880s as a slang shortening of "association football." The U.S. adopted the term because American football was already well established, while other countries continued to use "football" for the sport with the round ball. Countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa also use "soccer" to refer to the game.

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